Physician - Emergency Medicine

Job Description

Join our Team at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Sacramento, CA as a!

Provider is an Emergency Medicine trained physician or Family Practice or Internal Medicine trained physician with significant Emergency Medicine experience. Provider will provide both clinical and administrative Emergency Medicine services at the NorCal VAHCS. Provider is expected to document into CPRS in a timely manner, keep their TMS learning plan up to date and attend the monthly ED provider meetings. Provider is expected to oversee the rotating residents and students and utilize EDIS for tracking of ED flow.
The Emergency Medicine Physician will provide independent care delivery for chronic, acute/same day medical needs. The type of care is served to the Veteran population, with diseases consistent with those seen in the general population namely diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mental health disorders, etc. A part of your responsibility is to write orders for diagnostic testing, prescribe medications, consult with specialty service, and utilize computerized/electronic medical records.

Direct supervisor is Chief of Emergency Medicine.

The major duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Health Risk Assessment, goal setting for prevention, and chronic diseases management. A major focus is in preventive medicine with focus on the achievement of positive outcomes for patients, improve coordination of care, decrease clinic waits or delays, and appropriate use of resources.
• Provide direct patient care to include, but is not limited to: history and physicals, medication management, evaluation of diagnostic tests and treatment planning, clinical reminder completion as applicable.
• Function as a leader in the PACT approach in the delivery of care, which emphasizes a team-based approach to healthcare.
• Document all medical information in an electronic medical record.
• Perform medication reconciliation.
• Keep TMS training and ACLS (or equivalent), Moderate Sedation and Airway training up to date.
• Meets the needs of customers while supporting VA missions. Consistently communicates and treats customers (veterans, their representatives, visitors and all VA staff) in a courteous, tactful and respectful manner. Provides the customer with consistent information according to established policies and procedures. Handles conflict and problems in dealing with the customer constructively and appropriately.
• Possesses knowledge of age-related changes in disease, pharmacology and in the general care and management of elderly patients and applies this knowledge in assigned patient care and education responsibilities.
• Environment of Care: Follows Life Safety Management (fire protection) procedures. Reports safety hazards, accidents, and injuries. Review hazardous materials/Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)/waste management. Follows Emergency Preparedness plan. Follows security policies/procedures. Complies with federal, state and local environmental and other requirements preventing pollution, minimizing waste, and conserves cultural and natural resources.
• Infection Control: Demonstrates infection control practices for disease prevention (i.e. hand washing, universal precautions/isolation procedures, including TB, COVID-19 and other infectious disease requirements/precautions.)
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits and Features

• Expected Salary range from $300K to $400K (negotiable based on candidate's qualifications, credentials and experience).
• Work Schedule: Sunday - Saturday, variable shifts to equal 40 hours a week, compressed schedule.

• Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): 
• Pay:Competitive salary, annual performance bonus, regular salary increases.
• Paid Time Off:50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME).
• Retirement:Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA.
• Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement).
• Licensure:1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory.
• CME:Possible $1,000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification).
• Malpractice:Free liability protection with tail coverage provided.
• Contract:No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting.

We encourage you to consider VA employment in Sacramento, CA. We offer both a mission you can put your heart into and a home for fun, new experiences. Join a team that values a healthy home/work life balance and be rewarded by your role in keeping the promise to those who served.